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 | With most companies growing in complexity every year, critical internal policies, processes and reporting requirements need to be put into place as potential pitfalls or discrepancies can quickly magnify into major problems. This is according to Tertia Barrett, head of sales and marketing at CQS Technologies Holdings South Africa. Read more >>
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 | LIPCO Law For All, a legal insurance company, has launched an online competition to get South Africans talking about what they would do as president of South Africa. The campaign, which has been running for four weeks, has garnered an impressive following with close to 2,000 entries featuring South Africans from all walks of life. Read more >>
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 | The Gauteng Department of Education will take disciplinary action against Dikgabane Primary School after it found the school guilty of negligence following the death of a Grade R pupil in February. Read more >>
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 | Megan Gedye The National Credit Act 34 of 2005 has been slightly lacking in regard to its ability to protect consumers. The purpose of the Act is to protect consumers and promote a fair yet competitive credit industry. Read more >>
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 | Mark Allix Industry body the Manufacturing Circle says Transnet's port terminals tariff increase of 9.25% across the board is "an unwelcome development for manufacturers"‚ as the sector depends on imports and exports for its competitiveness and to grow volumes. Read more >>
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 | The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has said it will look into President Jacob Zuma's tax affairs following renovations to his Nkandla homestead. Read more >>
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 | Miller Matola After the high levels of global media interest and unrelenting coverage of the murder trial of Paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius, the spotlight will again be on South Africa, its Constitution and the strength of its legal system when Shrien Dewani arrives in the country following his extradition from the UK to answer questions in court about the murder of his wife, Anni Hindocha. Read more >>
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 | African leaders in Correctional Services have been urged to spare no effort in transforming the prisons inherited from colonial and repressive regimes into correctional facilities that rehabilitate offenders. Read more >>
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 | Jacques van Wyk Despite the allowance that dismissals for poor performance during or on the expiry of the probationary period may be based on less compelling reasons than would be required after the probationary period, the principle that dismissals must be based on fair reasons still stands. Read more >>
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 | NEWSWATCH: Business Report senior journalist Donwald Pressly has been fired for seeking political office with the Democratic Alliance, reports news24, but he plans to appeal his dismissal, reports Mail & Guardian. Read more >>
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 | Leading South African law firm Webber Wentzel has provided a sponsorship of R100,000 to the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) to assist the organisation to prevent illegal trade in South Africa's threatened wildlife species. Read more >>
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 | Published author, partner and media law expert at Webber Wentzel, Dario Milo, has launched a blog to express his views on developments in media and information law. Read more >>
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 | Aadil Patel, director and national head of the Employment Practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, was recently named as a winning partner in the 2014 Client Choice International Awards. Patel was the winner in the Employment and Labour category for South Africa. Read more >>
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 | BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: The European Parliament endorsed a sweeping package of EU telecommunications reforms, including a much-awaited measure to end roaming charges for cross-border mobile phone use. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Conceding company officials knew of their cars' potentially deadly ignition switches for years, GM chief Mary Barra apologised on Tuesday (2 April) and said the car manufacturer had a "civic responsibility" to make things right. Read more >>
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 | While the country has made strides in women empowerment, government says it would like to see more being done in the judiciary and the private sector. Read more >>
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 | President Jacob Zuma has submitted a response to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Max Sisulu, in relation to Public Protector Thuli Madonsela's report on the security upgrades at his Nkandla residence. Read more >>
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